(September 1961)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July, and Oct.
On-sale Date
1961-06-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Signal Publishing Company
Brand
National Romance Group
Editing
Phyllis Reed

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 15, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1961. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B910470. Copyright given to Signal Pub. Co. (last issue to do so).

The Wrong Time to Cry! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance
Keywords
weddings

Indexer Notes

cover art taken from the splash page of the last story in this issue

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Blue Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Werner Roth
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cal flew among the stars -- but I was his real star! Each time he went away, his only happiness was in coming back to me.
Genre
romance
Characters
Cal; Mary; Barney Stewart
Synopsis
Mary endangers her relationship with faithful, predictable Cal when she meets Barney, who seems much more exciting.
Keywords
airplane; pilot

Indexer Notes

pencils previously credited to John Forte?

Too Happy to Last (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Werner Roth
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Love is a paradise--and a prison! A magic and a mystery! Love is the sweetest trap on earth--and the most deadly!
Genre
romance
Characters
Robin; Grace; Jerry; Doug
Synopsis
Robin is determined never to fall in love until she meets Doug and even then she resists it for as long as possible.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

pencils previously credited to Arthur Pedddy?

First Date (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At 15, I'd never had a date...and I was beginning to think that nobody would ever ask me out. Then, one day, I did receive the magic invitation!
Genre
romance
Characters
Jennifer; Amy; Jack Morgan; Larry
Synopsis
Jennifer eagerly accepts Jack's offer to go on her first date but things don't work out as expected.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

From Barbara Miles, with Love / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Barbara Miles]
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

advice column

The Wrong Time to Cry! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita (p 1); Mike Sekowsky (pp 2-8)
Inks
John Romita (p 1); Bernard Sachs (pp 2-8)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had tears for everyone else but me... until I began to wonder why I couldn't feel my own heartache!
Genre
romance
Characters
Penny; May Carrol; Ingrid; Will
Synopsis
Penny is an emotional girl who worries that her fiancee will go back to his old girlfriend.

Indexer Notes

splash art also used for cover

Why Keep Love a Secret from Your Heart? (Table of Contents: 7)

Secret Hearts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; house ad for Secret Hearts (DC, 1949 series) #74

Your Guide to the Best in Romance (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

back cover; house ad for the DC line of romance comics

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Wrong Time to Cry!
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. Blue Tomorrow
  4. 3. Too Happy to Last
  5. 4. First Date
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    From Barbara Miles, with Love
  7. 6. The Wrong Time to Cry!
  8. 7. Why Keep Love a Secret from Your Heart?
    Secret Hearts
  9. 8. Your Guide to the Best in Romance
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Axel Kahlstorff
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore